Should check out deandre hunter, a red shirt frosh out of uva who stunned Louisville last night. 6'7" with a 7'2" wingspan, smooth 3 pt shot, lockdown potential and defends multiple positions. Dunno if he's entering the draft but a guy to look out for.

Besides a lockdown defender, he's also efficient, 58% fg overall, 40% from the arc, 3 apg. A versatile and complete player

Damn, haven't seen defensive footwork like that since Anunobe who I must plug. Started off slow and now getting huge minutes on Toronto. Good find and as Don said if we can find in the second round I'd be happy.

Grady- Mario is the KD of tanking. Fiz got worried that playing Jordan would help the Knicks win, so he has to make sure Mario gets plenty of minutes.

We could end up with Clippers-Young/JPorter or Williams or Musa76rs-Knox/KThomas or so many decent players in that rangeSuns- you get the point.

If our favored players are not available at #9 because Ayton, Bamba, Jackson, Porter, Bagley, Young, Doncic and Mikal Bridges have all gone, then I would like to think that our front office consider trading back if that option is on the cards. If we could walk away from the draft with a combination like Miles Bridges/Kevin Knox and Troy Brown/Khyri Thomas, then I would be pretty happy with that duo because one of those forwards would likely have been the pick at 9 and we've gained another pick to boost our young roster with. So it's a win-win for us.

I'll be honest, that is not a massively appealing set of players because my favorites have already gone off the board. So I could be tempted by the Clippers offer because #11 and #17 might land us a decent combination. Let's say the Clippers have traded up to select Colin Sexton because they want to add their future stud point guard and the Hornets decide to draft Wendell Carter. So by trading back to #11 we get a player we would likely have selected at #9 (and even if the Hornets pick Knox or Miles, we could pick the remaining player or draft Carter who projects as a nice fit next to KP) and another pick that could turn into a player like Robert Williams (PF/C, Texas A&M), Troy Brown (SG, Oregon), Daniel Gafford (PF, Arkansas), or Khyri Thomas (SG, Creighton). That's two decent talents for the price of one decent talent.

The only time I wouldn't trade back is if one of the top seven prospects fell to us at #9. For example, if Trae Young is available I think we should select him and not think twice about it. If Bamba or Jackson fall for whatever reason, again we should select them and not think twice about it. However, if those players are off the board then I would be open to a trade back because we would still likely get one of the players we would have taken at #9 and added another pick to boost our young roster. Even if Mikal is available at #9 I would consider it if I felt certain that the Clippers and Hornets would not take him, but that's a bit risky. Essentially I think a trade back is an option if we remain at #9.

On another note, that must seem obvious to some of you and I knew that there were different rules in NCAA, but I never realized there were so many:- 12-min quarters versus 20-min halves- shot clock is 6s longer- 3pt line is 4 feet closer to the basket- paint is 4 feet wider in the NBA- 5 fouls allowed- defensive 3sjust to name a few

It results in quite different tactics which is detrimental to the players to adapt to the next level. Why do the NCAA and NBA get on the same page? Is their an effort towards that goal?

same thing with foreign leagues. I don't get why there are so many sets of rules for the same game...

I'd take Sexton then worry about the guard logjam later. Gotta see what Mudiay and Burke can do next year. Then trade one and keep one. Gotta keep Frank, he just grew an inch and doctors said another inch is coming so he better work on his strength and body we got ourselves a guy who can play 1-3 with good versatility.

Also, with Oklahoma out of the tournament, some kid's stock is gonna rise and Young is gonna slip and we could very well pick him too.

Finally, better keep an eye on Orlando. They are likely gonna pick a pg and the best out there are Young and Sexton. Both pgs are not top 5 right now so Orlando could trade down to pick their pg and get some other assets on draft night.

“I’m still chasing a championship, I’m just chasing it here in New York,’’ Anthony said. “I’ve come to peace with that. I’m doing it in my own way on my own time.”

He has the tools, especially the freak length and lateral quicks. Intangibles, definitely the high motor and air ethic. Made himself into a good shooter and his offensive skills are growing. Not flashy, but a guy that can grow into an NBA role. I think he'd be a fan fave quickly.